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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stopping device; check |
| Synonyms: | anchor, binders, cinchers, constraint, control, curb, damper, deterrent, discouragement, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, obstacle, rein, restraint, retarding device |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Antonyms: | accelerator |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy; make whole into pieces |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, batter, burst, bust, bust up, crack, crash, crush, damage, demolish, disintegrate, divide, eradicate, finish off, fracture, fragment, make hash of, make mincemeat of, part, pull to pieces, rend, separate, sever, shatter, shiver, smash, snap, splinter, split, tear, torpedo, total, trash* |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Antonyms: | attach, fasten, fix, join, mend, put together, secure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | violate law |
| Synonyms: | breach, contravene, disobey, disregard, infract, infringe, offend, renege on, transgress, violate |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Antonyms: | agree, obey |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | weaken, cause instability |
| Synonyms: | bankrupt, bust, confound, confute, controvert, cow, cripple, declass, degrade, demerit, demoralize, demote, disconfirm, dispirit, disprove, downgrade, enervate, enfeeble, humiliate, impair, impoverish, incapacitate, pauperize, rebut, reduce, refute, ruin, subdue, tame, undermine |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Antonyms: | stabilize, strengthen |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop an action |
| Synonyms: | abandon, cut, discontinue, give up, interrupt, pause, rest, suspend |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Antonyms: | allow, cause |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tell news |
| Synonyms: | announce, come out, communicate, convey, disclose, divulge, impart, inform, let out, make public, pass on, proclaim, reveal, tell, transmit |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Antonyms: | hide, keep quiet, secret |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | better a performance |
| Synonyms: | beat, cap, exceed, excel, go beyond, outdo, outstrip, surpass, top |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emerge, happen |
| Synonyms: | appear, befall, betide, burst out, chance, come forth, come off, come to pass, develop, erupt, go, occur, transpire |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run away |
| Synonyms: | abscond, bust out, clear out, cut and run, dash, decamp, escape, flee, fly, get away, get out |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Antonyms: | stay, wait |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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